Former Dairy House at Wilkswood Farm, Immediately South of the Former Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 1984. A C17 Former dairy house.

Former Dairy House at Wilkswood Farm, Immediately South of the Former Farmhouse

WRENN ID
wild-postern-spring
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 December 1984
Type
Former dairy house
Address
Former Dairy House at Wilkswood Farm, Immediately South of the Former Farmhouse, Langton Matravers
OS grid reference
SY 995 795
Coordinates
50.61547, -2.00745
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former dairy house at Wilkswood Farm, located immediately south of the former farmhouse, dates from the late 17th century and is now in a ruinous state. It is positioned parallel to the main house, similar to Knaveswell Farm. The building features rubble stone walls, and while it originally had a stone-slated roof, this has been stripped and the timbers are significantly decayed. It has a stone end stack and consists of one storey with an attic. There are two door openings and a slatted window. At the west end, it is linked to the house by a high stone wall. Despite its condition, it is included for group value and is a National Trust property.

Local climate

Former Dairy House at Wilkswood Farm, Immediately South of the Former Farmhouse receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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